class MyControl{
    String status = "Move"; //initialize a variable status
    Button bmove; //three buttons
    Button brotate;
    Button bscale;
    MyControl(){
      bmove = new Button("Move"); //create the buttons
      brotate = new Button("Rotate");
      bscale = new Button("Scale");
      add(bmove); //add them to the screen
      add(brotate);
      add(bscale);
      bmove.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
          status = bmove.getLabel();
        }
      }
      );
      brotate.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
          status = brotate.getLabel();
        }
      }
      );
      bscale.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
          status = bscale.getLabel();
        }
      }
      );
    }
  }
  MyControl control = new MyControl();